63rd edition 13- 16 April 2026 | Bologna - Italy
63rd edition 13- 16 April 2026 | Bologna - Italy
Title: أنا
English title: Who Am I?
Author: Qais Hinti
Illustration: Esraa Hedery
Publisher: Al Salwa Publishers
Year: 2025
Country/Region: Jordan
A philosophic and delightfully illustrated and designed book, Who Am I? is mostly written in interrogative form, inviting readers into a reflective search for identity. Through the child’s voice — “this book is me” — it explores names, time, birthdays, relationships, family bonds, dreams, aspirations and the future, revealing what truly shapes a person. Its simple, universal questions are interspersed with white pages to be filled, offering a constant invitation for the reader to reflect and participate. Thought-provoking and warmly human, the book turns text and image into a dialogue that resonates long after the last page.
Title: Cromosomi
English title: Chromosomes
Author: Fabian Negrin
Illustration: Kalina Muhova
Publisher: Edizioni Corsare
Year: 2025
Country/Region: Italy
An astonishing, daring and sophisticated picture book project, combining techniques of graphic design and painting, with carefully chosen colours and layers that interact visually with one another. Highly contemporary and politically important, the narrative invites the reader to reflect on the shared African origins of the human species, through a circular journey in search of both personal origins and those of humankind.
Title: З півслова
English title: Do You Read Me?
Author: Romana Romanyshyn, Andriy Lesiv
Illustration: Romana Romanyshyn, Andriy Lesiv
Publisher: The Old Lion Publishing House
Year: 2025
Country/Region: Ukraine
With a visually distinctive graphic style, the authorial duo addresses the fundamental theme of communication in this beautifully conceived volume. The aim, admirably achieved, is to give form and pictorial dimension to something that is intangible and complex, and to convey it to the reader.
